Colon Classification system

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Library of Congress Classification
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs CC
gptkbp:application library cataloging
subject indexing
library shelving
gptkbp:component auxiliary tables
main class
facet
colon symbol
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:India
gptkbp:creator gptkb:S._R._Ranganathan
gptkbp:edition 7th edition (1987)
gptkbp:facet gptkb:person
Time
Energy
Matter
Space
gptkbp:feature faceted classification
use of colons as separators
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colon Classification system
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Universal_Decimal_Classification
gptkb:Bliss_Bibliographic_Classification
gptkbp:influencedBy Library of Congress Classification
gptkbp:introducedIn 1933
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableFor analytico-synthetic principle
hospitality in array
hospitality in chain
hospitality in classification
mnemonics in notation
use of PMEST facets
gptkbp:notation mixed notation
alphanumeric notation
gptkbp:publishedBy Madras Library Association
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Universal_Decimal_Classification
gptkb:Bliss_Bibliographic_Classification
Library of Congress Classification
gptkbp:status still in use
less common outside India
gptkbp:subject library science
information organization
knowledge classification
gptkbp:usedIn libraries in India
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shiyali_Ramamrita_Ranganathan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7